Francesc
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Francesc is a masculine given name
of Catalan
origin. It is a cognate
of Francis
, Francisco
, François
, and Franz
. People with the name include:
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
of Catalan
Catalan people
The Catalans or Catalonians are the people from, or with origins in, Catalonia that form a historical nationality in Spain. The inhabitants of the adjacent portion of southern France are sometimes included in this definition...
origin. It is a cognate
Cognate
In linguistics, cognates are words that have a common etymological origin. This learned term derives from the Latin cognatus . Cognates within the same language are called doublets. Strictly speaking, loanwords from another language are usually not meant by the term, e.g...
of Francis
Francis
Francis is a French and English first name and a surname of Latin origin.Francis is a name that has many derivatives in most European languages. The female version of the name in English is Frances, and Francine...
, Francisco
Francisco
Francisco is a Spanish and Portuguese male name form of the name "Francis".In Spanish, people with the name Francisco sometimes are nicknamed "Paco": San Francisco de Asís was known as Pater Comunitatis when he founded the Franciscan order, "Paco" is a short form of "Pater Comunitatis"...
, François
François
François may refer to:* a French name; see also Françoise, Francis, François-Dominique* François Beauchemin , professional ice hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs* François Gerome , French painter...
, and Franz
Franz
-Given name:* Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, of the House of Habsburg, heir to the thrones of Austria and Hungary, assassinated in 1914* Franz Adam, 19th century, German painter, chiefly of military subjects...
. People with the name include:
- Cesc FàbregasCesc FàbregasFrancesc "Cesc" Fàbregas i Soler is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club FC Barcelona.Fàbregas started his career as a trainee with Barcelona but was signed by Premier League side Arsenal in September 2003 at the age of 16...
(Francesc Fàbregas i Soler) (born 1987), Spanish professional football player - Francesc Antoni de la Dueña y CisnerosFrancesc Antoni de la Dueña y CisnerosFrancisco Antonio de la Dueña y Cisneros , was the Bishop of Urgell from October 29, 1797 to September 23, 1816....
(1753–1821), Roman Catholic prelate; Bishop of Urgell 1797–1816 - Francesc Areny CasalFrancesc Areny CasalFrancesc Areny Casal is an Andorran politician. He was General Syndic of the General Council of Andorra between 1997 and 2005.-References:...
(contemporary), Andorran politician - Francesc ArnauFrancesc ArnauFrancesc Xavier Arnau Grabulosa is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper....
(born 1975), Spanish professional football player - Francesc BellmuntFrancesc BellmuntFrancesc Bellmunt is a Catalan screenwriter and film director.-Film director:* 1975, Canet Rock* 1975, La Nova Cançó* 1977, La Torna* 1978, L'Orgia* 1979, Salut i força al canut...
(born 1947), Catalan screenwriter and film director - Francesc Berenguer i MestresFrancesc Berenguer i MestresFrancesc Berenguer i Mestres was a Catalan Modernista architect, and an assistant and friend of Antoni Gaudí.He worked with several architectural workshops...
(1866–1914), Catalan Art Nouveau architect - Francesc CambóFrancesc CambóFrancesc Cambó i Batlle was a conservative Catalan politician, founder and leader of the autonomist party Lliga Regionalista. He was minister in several Spanish governments...
(1876–1947), Catalan politician, government minister, and artistic supporter - Francesc Candel TortajadaFrancesc Candel TortajadaFrancesc Candel Tortajada , usually known as well as Paco Candel, was a Valencian-born writer and journalist who lived most of his life in Barcelona.- Biography :...
(a.k.a. Paco Candel) (1925–2007), Spanish writer and journalist - Francesc CapdevilaFrancesc CapdevilaFrancesc Capdevila , better known by his pen-name Max, is a Spanish artist who has worked in illustration, design, and comics. He is an important figure in Spanish comics, creating such popular characters as Gustavo and Peter Pank early in his career, and more recently Bardín...
(born 1956), Spanish artist and illustrator - Francesc de TamaritFrancesc de TamaritFrancesc de Tamarit i de Rifà was a Catalan politician and military leader notable for his service during the Catalan Revolt and particularly at the Battle of Montjuïc in 1641 where a force made up mainly of Catalan Militia defeated a much larger Spanish army.The son of Pere de Tamarit, he was...
(1600–1653), Catalan politician and military leader during the Catalan Revolt - Francesc EiximenisFrancesc EiximenisFrancesc Eiximenis was a Franciscan Catalan writer that lived in the XIVth century Crown of Aragon. He was possibly one of the medieval Catalan writers that had more success, since his works were widely read, copied, published and translated. Therefore, it can be said tat both in the literary and...
(c. 1340–1409), Catalan Franciscan priest, encyclopedist, and writer - Francesc Ferrer i GuàrdiaFrancesc Ferrer i GuàrdiaFrancesc Ferrer i Guàrdia was a Spanish Catalan free-thinker and anarchist....
(1859–1909), Spanish Catalan free-thinker and anarchist - Francesc FontanellaFrancesc FontanellaFrancesc Fontanella was a Catalan poet, dramatist, and priest.He studied law and was granted a degree in Civil and Canon law in 1641. Until 1652 he lived a courtesan life in Barcelona and began writing love poetry and wrote his two dramatic works: Tragicomèdia d'Amor, Firmesa i Porfia and Lo...
(1622–1685), Catalan poet, dramatist, and priest - Francesc LayretFrancesc LayretFrancesc Layret i Foix was a nationalist and republican Catalan politician and lawyer. He was assassinated in 1920 following the mass detention of several of his colleagues and other left-wing politicians and union leaders.Layret was a democrat, republican, Catalan nationalist and defender of...
(1880–1920), Catalan nationalist, politician, and lawyer; assassinated - Francesc Macià i LlussàFrancesc Macià i LlussàFrancesc Macià i Llussà was the 122nd President of Catalonia formerly a Catalan officer in the Spanish Army.-Life:He achieved the rank of lieutenant-colonel during his military career....
(1859–1933), Spanish military officer and president of Catalonia - Francesc Pi i Margall (Francisco Pi y Margall), Second President of the First Spanish Republic and Catalan romanticist writer
- Francesc PujolsFrancesc PujolsFrancesc Pujols i Morgades was a Catalan writer and philosopher.Morgades began to write poetry during his studies on secondary school, influenced by the work of Jacint Verdaguer and Joan Maragall. He took part in the literary competition Jocs Florals of Barcelona in 1902, and won the Natural...
(1882–1962), Catalan writer and philosopher - Francesc Sabaté Llopart (1915–1960), Catalan anarchist; fought against the regime of Francisco Franco
- Francesc Santacruz i ArtigasFrancesc Santacruz i ArtigasFrancesc Santacruz i Artigas was a Catalan sculptor of Baroque works. He was active between 1665 and 1721. From a family of sculptors, he worked in the studio of Pere Serra, which he entered in 1665...
(fl. late 17th–early 18th c.), Catalan sculptor - Francesc Vicent GarciaFrancesc Vicent GarciaFrancesc Vicent Garcia i Torres was an early modern Catalan poet known by the pseudonym of the Vallfogona Rector. He was born in Tortosa in the Baix Ebre comarca around 1582 and died in Vallfogona de Riucorb in 1623...
(1582–1623), Catalan poet - Francesc VicentFrancesc VicentFrancesc Vicent was a Valencian, later Spanish, author who wrote the first treatise about chess using the present-day moves for the queen and the bishop. Libre dels jochs partits dels schacs en nombre de 100 was printed in Valencia on May 15, 1495, by Lope de Roca Alemany and Pere Trincher. No...
(1450–1512), Spanish author who wrote about chess - Francesc VilanovaFrancesc VilanovaFrancesc "Tito" Vilanova i Bayó is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central midfielder....
(born 1969), Spanish professional football player and manager - Francesc Xavier Butinyà i HospitalFrancesc Xavier Butinyà i HospitalFrancesc Xavier Butinyà i Hospital was a Catalan missionary Jesuit, teacher and writer and the founder of two religious congregations of Sisters. He was the son of a prosperous factory owner...
(1834–1899), Catalan missionary Jesuit, teacher, and writer - François AragoFrançois AragoFrançois Jean Dominique Arago , known simply as François Arago , was a French mathematician, physicist, astronomer and politician.-Early life and work:...
(Francesc Joan Domènec Aragó) (1786–1853), French Catalan mathematician, physicist, astronomer, and politician - Xesco EsparXesco EsparFrancesc "Xesco" Espar Moya is a handball trainer and a former player.He began playing handball in Sagrada Família school in Barcelona, GEIEG club in Girona and finally in the professional team of FC Barcelona Handbol.After that he began to train some of the younger categories of FC Barcelona,...
(Francesc Espar Moya) (born 1963), Catalan handball player and trainer